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Malawi

Lake-light realism and Gule Wamkulu mask studies.

An editorial gateway into the artists, works, and stories that define Malawi's contribution to the contemporary African movement — assembled with curatorial care by NUA-ARTE.

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FEATURED ARTIST
Portrait of Jelani Adeyemi

Jelani Adeyemi

LILONGWE · MALAWI

Jelani works between Lilongwe and the broader Southern African scene. Working across painting, sculpture and mixed media, Jelani's practice is a cornerstone of NUA-ARTE's programme for Malawi.

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ALSO FROM MALAWI

  • Kofi Diop

    Lilongwe, Malawi

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  • Tariq Dlamini

    Lilongwe, Malawi

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  • Zola Sow

    Lilongwe, Malawi

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CURATED WORKS

Available from Malawi

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Ancestral Sahel by Jelani AdeyemiAVAILABLE

JELANI ADEYEMI · 2023

Ancestral Sahel

Bogolan textile on stretcher · 125 × 72 cm

Price Upon Request
Echo of Geometry by Jelani AdeyemiAVAILABLE

JELANI ADEYEMI · 2020

Echo of Geometry

Archival pigment print · 115 × 73 cm

Price Upon Request
Ancestral Geometry by Jelani AdeyemiAVAILABLE

JELANI ADEYEMI · 2022

Ancestral Geometry

Charcoal and ochre on paper · 130 × 148 cm

Price Upon Request
Threaded Light by Tariq DlaminiAVAILABLE

TARIQ DLAMINI · 2021

Threaded Light

Digital composite, AP 1/3 · 138 × 157 cm

Price Upon Request
Horizon Sahel by Tariq SowAVAILABLE

TARIQ SOW · 2020

Horizon Sahel

Bogolan textile on stretcher · 103 × 152 cm

Price Upon Request
Ancestral Indigo by Tariq Dlamini

TARIQ DLAMINI · 2023

Ancestral Indigo

Charcoal and ochre on paper · 150 × 94 cm

Exhibition only
EDITORIAL

Stories from Malawi

Editorial image from Malawi
A studio afternoon in Lilongwe

STORIES FROM MALAWI

A studio afternoon in Lilongwe

Inside the studios shaping Malawi's new visual grammar — where inherited symbols meet a contemporary register.

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Jelani Adeyemi on process and place

VOICES FROM MALAWI

Jelani Adeyemi on process and place

Lake-light realism and Gule Wamkulu mask studies. A conversation on lineage, material, and the pull of the southern African horizon.

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Emerging voices around Lilongwe

NEW PERSPECTIVES FROM MALAWI

Emerging voices around Lilongwe

Curatorial notes on the emerging generation reframing Malawi's cultural output for a global audience.

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PROGRAMME

Exhibitions linked to Malawi

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Threads of Malawi

Ongoing — March 2027

Threads of Malawi

NUA-ARTE Pavilion · Lilongwe

Southern Currents

Sept 2026 — Jan 2027

Southern Currents

Group show · touring Southern Africa

IMMERSIVE MODE

Step inside the Malawi pavilion.

A curated, room-by-room virtual walk through the featured artist, emerging voices, and available works from Malawi.

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